Globirhynchia oblatopinguis Crickmay 1933 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Cyclothyrididae

Full reference: C. H. Crickmay. 1933. Attempt to Zone the North American Jurassic on the Basis of its Brachiopods. Geological Society America Bulletin 44:871-894

Belongs to Globirhynchia according to C. H. Crickmay 1933

Sister taxa: Globirhynchia buckmani, Globirhynchia davidsoni, Globirhynchia gnathophora, Globirhynchia prava, Globirhynchia rhacta, Globirhynchia schucherti, Globirhynchia sphaerica, Globirhynchia subobsoleta, Globirhynchia tatei

Type specimen: Its type locality is Ravine 34 (rhacta zone), southwest slope of Mount Jura, which is in a Bajocian marine sandstone in the Mormon Formation of California

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Ravine 34 (rhacta zone), southwest slope of Mount Jura

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